Bottom of the pyramid expenditure patterns on mobile services in selected emerging Asian countries

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dc.contributor.authorAguero, Aileen
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, Harsha
dc.contributor.authorKang, Juhee
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-17T15:58:42Z
dc.date.available2014-01-17T15:58:42Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractBy following users in six Asian countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Thailand, this article analyzes patterns of expenditure on mobile phone services in poor and vulnerable populations. Are mobile phone services a luxury good or a necessity? Findings from this analysis show that mobile phone services for those at the bottom of the income pyramid are necessities; any increase in price or tax adds the greatest burden on the poorest of the poor, and the current high tax on mobile phone services in developing countries in Asia has an adverse effect on the poor.en
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dc.identifier.citationAgüero, A., de Silva, H., & Kang, J. (2011). Bottom of the Pyramid Expenditure Patterns on Mobile Services in Selected Emerging Asian Countries. Information Technologies & International Development, 7(3), 19-32.en
dc.identifier.issn1544-7529
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/52333
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUSC Annenberg Pressen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
dc.subjectASIAen
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONESen
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTHen
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONen
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONSen
dc.subjectCONSUMER EXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSRI LANKAen
dc.subjectPHILIPPINESen
dc.subjectTHAILANDen
dc.subjectPAKISTANen
dc.subjectBANGLADESHen
dc.subjectBOPen
dc.titleBottom of the pyramid expenditure patterns on mobile services in selected emerging Asian countriesen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderUSC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-SA 3.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106233001
idrc.project.number106233
idrc.project.titleInnovations for Inclusive Knowledge-based Economies in Asia - Phase IIen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-2807-13
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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